OpenAI battles court over sharing ChatGPT chats

Technology Nov 12, 2025

OpenAI is fighting a New York court's demand to hand over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs.
This comes after The New York Times and others sued, claiming their articles were used to train the AI.
OpenAI says releasing these chats could put user privacy at risk and argues they don't really help the copyright case.

The judge asked OpenAI to turn over the transcripts

The lawsuit wants chat logs to check if ChatGPT repeated any copyrighted content.
OpenAI calls this request unnecessary and worries it could accidentally reveal private info, even with names removed.
The judge has told OpenAI to turn over the transcripts by Friday, highlighting how tricky it is to balance tech innovation with protecting creators' rights.